Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-27

! two skirt steel GA which the drapery i
| arranged, and special care has been take
! to so place these that the Wearer eX
| periences more comfort when seated thai
! has been heretofore the case. BuStle
! worn are by no means extreme, and thu
! shapes now seen are really what they art
| termed, empowers" of the dress. Tht
| objects of the bustles are, to make thu
| drapery which is arranged upon it, hans
| properly; to keep the skirts wei
out from the form, 50 that greater ease
! in walking may be had, TO make the
waist more slender and the hips
larger; when these object are attained
the service of the hustle is ACCOMPLISHED
Consequently, the excessively large bus
ties which some ladies persist in wearing
are as unnecessary as they are ungainly.
Those most proper are little Contrivances
of covered steel wire, which maintain
their form very well and are light and
durable. Inflated rubber bustles are also
considerably worn. The only trouble
with these Contrivances is, that they are
apt occasionally to lose wind which gives
them their form.
TRAVELLING DRESS.
A charming travelling costume worn
by one of the early departures for Europe
had a plain skirt of DARK electric-blue
MORE, draped with cashmere of the same
shade; the tight, round waist had hand
kerchief fronts crossing over vest of
MORE, and full sleeves gathered at the
elbow to deep MORE cuffs. The waist
was belted with watered ribbon. The
long coat, reaching to the hem of the
skirt, was of hevy blue cancels hair lined
with brown fur, and the turbau was of
the same material trimmed with the fur.
NOTES.
The most fashionable fabrics for spring
wear will be Of cotton.
Geneva point is lace which will be
much used the coming season on wash
able dresses.
Fancy opals are much in favor for the
Centers of marquis rings.
The opal or pearl enCircled with dia-
monds is popular setting for wire shank
rings.
Jeweled hoop earrings have returned to
favor. Bangles are sold of correspond
ing designs.
Yard wide fringes are arranged like
aprons across the front of the dress
skirts.
Lace handkerChiefs, black, white and
colored, are draped over the crowns of
many spring hats.
A very stylish mourning bonnet of
black sursh has the material draped over
e high crown.
The skirts of almost all walking dresses
are made quite plain, or with very mar
row pleating set underneath the edge.
A beautiful capote is made OF black
lace, with full border OF velvet laid in
loose, graceful folds around the face, and
with wreath of jet leaves and
black agrettes.
Handsome cOrsages to wear with differ
ent skirts are made OF alternate rows of
black or poppy red velvet ribbon and
black lace insertion, also in light colOrs
with cream lace.
Among the ribbons adapted for summer
bonnets are handsome qualities in gsuze
and grensdine, bordered with narrow
satin stripe and showing tufted picot
edge beyond.
In black silk, hose are shown with white
legs and black feet and ankles. A most
desirable style in black spun silk hose is
that with natural spun silk heels and
ankles.
The new straw bonnets are exquisitely
inc and shapely. They are brought out
n all the prevailing spring and summer
5ints, noticeably, many shades of golden
brown, beige and ecru, gray and the
natural straw and wood colors.
A novel bonnet is made by basket weav-
ng narrow brown and ecru velvet ribbon